Village News October 2011 Issue

October 2011

Da Rin hits a big milestone Page 12

Fence to stop killer rock falls Page 7

Kitchen whiz twins launch cookbook and cupcake comp Page 22

Cover Photo by Caterina Lay

new farm | fortitude valley | teneriffe | newstead | kangaroo point | spring hill | petrie bight

Your Central Ward candidate for the upcoming Brisbane City Council elections GETTING THE PRIORITIES RIGHT RIvERWalk

Must be rebuilt urgently.

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To protect our homes from needless flooding.

SummER HOuSE CafE

The original cafe needs to be rebuilt in New Farm park for generations to enjoy.

OvER-dEvElOPmENT

The inner Brisbane suburbs need to be developed in co-operation with the community

PROTECTING TREES

Vegetation management is a priority.

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This ill planned scheme needs to be reviewed.

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fOOTPaTHS aNd POTHOlES

A greater investment to footpaths and local roads.

COmmuNITY faCIlITIES

Childcare, libraries and other community support facilities.

PROTECTING OuR HERITaGE

We must ensure that the heritage value of our buildings and the charater of our suburbs are protected at any cost.

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Ensuring that it meets the needs and expectations of local residents.

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Residents urged to look for developments breaking rules

By Darryl Whitecross TENERIFFE residents need to remain vigilant against Brisbane City Council lest their beloved suburb be swallowed up by towering apartment developments.

That is the view of Gillian Carter who is heading up a fight against a proposed development in Commercial Road, Teneriffe, which she believes does not comply the council’s own town planning guidelines for the area.

A Development Application by Devine Ltd to transform the 1900sq m site between the 113 and 121 Commercial Road from a warehouse to an eightstorey modern apartment complex with a restaurant, shops and office space was recently approved by council. A souvenir shop currently trades from the site which is opposite radio station Nova’s Brisbane studios.

Gillian, a resident of The Cannery, said the Devine’s plans contravened the Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront Neighbourhood Plan on many fronts, principally height, which was only adopted in January this year.

She said that when developers submitted “illegal” plans then it was up to residents to keep them honest otherwise the nature of the suburb, which many had fought to maintain, would be lost for ever.

She said Teneriffe was a unique part of Brisbane’s history. People had taken 20-30 years to get it to what it was today and it needed people to continue to support it.

Gillian said she was preparing to appeal the decision and had “extremely strong support” from “incredibly passionate people”.

She said she only had a small window of opportunity to lodge her appeal.

Gillian, a boat designer, concedes she would lose her view from her apartment – which also is her home office – but that is not her primary motivation for fighting the application.

She said a motion put by retiring Central Ward councillor David Hinchliffe in a recent council meeting

to give it voting rights on development applications – which brought about “heated debate” – was defeated on party lines.

David McLachlan, the councillor for Hamilton Ward in which the proposed development area and The Cannery fall, was unavailable for comment at time of publication as he is on leave.

It is believed he voted against Cr Hinchliffe’s motion.

Gillian has an ally in architect Jill Butler who is waging a similar battle against developers close to her Helen Street business and home that are also seeking council approval for buildings which “clearly” do not comply with the planning scheme. Firmly in her sights is a development planned for the intersection of Helen and Wyandra streets.

Gillian said people had moved into the area believing they were protected by council’s published neighbourhood plan but were having their dream existence ripped out from under them as development after development was given the nod despite not meeting guidelines set in place to protect the uniqueness of the suburb.

She said council’s planning department officers were making decisions based on misinformation and claimed that some had not even visited the areas on which they were making decisions.

Gillian and Jill encouraged peninsula residents to keep vigilant and ask a lot of questions.

“We believe that council should be taking the lead in maintaining the livability and character of Teneriffe and not rely on/or allow developers to dictate its future form,” Jill said.

Gillian and Jill said they would be happy to speak with anyone concerned about projects planned for their area.

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villagenews Day to help the homeless planned NOVEMBER 9 is to mark Brisbane City Council’s second Homeless Connect event of 2011.

Hamilton Ward’s councillor David McLachlan said Homeless Connect brought together essential and practical services such as housing, medical, legal, personal care and support services in an accessible location to aid the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, to which previously they would have had limited access.

Cr McLachlan said the event would run from 9am-2pm at the RNA Showground at Bowen Hills and provide not just access to services but a meal, friendship and activities.

“The Brisbane community can assist by providing desired donations of basic men’s and women’s personal care or dental products and men’s shoes, socks and underwear or volunteering on the day”, Cr McLachlan said.

To volunteer services, assist on the day or for further information, telephone the council on 3403 8888 or log on to www. brisbane.qld.gov.au and search Homeless Connect.

School hall becomes hub for community

by Year 6 students Nick, Tom, Josh with the help of principal Virginia O’Neill

NEW Farm State School has benefited from the Federal Government’s Building the Education Revolution economic stimulus package with a $2 million multi-purpose hall.

The hall has been in use for more than 18 months.

We now have a wonderful venue for school assemblies, a variety of school activities including physical activities, concerts and exhibitions, our Community Education Program and community events.

Parents had a major input into the design and planning of the hall that includes a modern kitchen, a deck overlooking the school and first-class audio visual equipment.

From the day the hall doors opened, our vision was realised. It is a place for our communities’ children to learn and play during class time, breaks and after school, a music space for our bands and choirs, a place for school assemblies out of the sun and rain, our new kitchen for tuckshop and for our junior master chefs to learn the art of cookery, a venue for school dances/discos and concerts and a welcoming place for all the New Farm community to come together, learn and enjoy.

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New Farm State School students Nick, Tom and Josh Our wonderful P&C continues to work on the next phases of the hall project. Construction of a playscape under the fig trees and the learnscape garden area near the canteen is part of that. Plans are being made for construction of music, art spaces and storage under the hall.

At our recent successful fete, the community experienced first-hand

how we have used the talents and interests of our school community for sustainability, architecture, design and planning.

The hall is becoming a hub for the New Farm community and provides a venue for a range of student and community–orientated activities, such as Rhee Hee tai kwon do and class photos.

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No wrecking ball but fight over heritage listing main aim

By Darryl Whitecross

CHRIS Elliott, who lives at number 42 Maxwell Street, New Farm, remains adamant he has no plans to demolish his heritage-listed property despite grumblings in the community to the contrary.

Community unrest was stirred when signs appeared out the front of his property – a block of flats which dates back to the 1930s – heralding a plan to have the heritage listing removed and replaced by a demolition order.

About 50 residents, led by sitting Central Ward councillor David Hinchliffe and ward candidate Paul Crowther, circled the wagons and held a public meeting outside the property to protest against what they saw as another attack on the character of the area.

They consider the much-loved old building was destined to go the way of so many other landmarks on the New Farm peninsula – to the wrecking ball. The gaping hole in the landscape where the famous old Bel-Voir once stood, across the road Maxwell Street, is testament to their concern.

While some of their fears were allayed when Mr Elliott outlined his reasons for applying for the order, many remain suspicious that, should the application be successful, the

bulldozers were at the ready.

Mr Crowther said people needed to be taken at their word – and the current owner could have that undertaking – but should the property be sold to another without the safety of the heritage listing, the new owner may not have the same commitment.

The property was renovated in the 1960s to become a block of flats and was added to the Heritage register in 2000 during former lord mayor Jim Soorley’s Labor administration. Mr Soorley was one of the first to contact Mr Crowther, concerned about the demolition plans “Two other homes in the area have been bulldozed so people are concerned,’’ Mr Crowther said.

Mr Elliott said that, although the property was costly to maintain, he was not planning to knock it down.

He said the word on the street was that he was planning to replace the ageing brick-based stucco and fibro mock Tudor flats with a 10-storey apartment building but that was untrue.

“I have no intention to demolish it.

I just want the heritage listing gone,” Mr Elliott said.

He said that with the “hullabaloo” that was going on with the

Local residents support Maxwell st protest application for the five-storey development across the road from his address, he did not want to be left holding on to a heritage-listed building “It is not a building that deserves to be heritage listed,” Mr Elliott said. “It wasn’t one of those classic houses like a lot of them that have been knocked down in New Farm that has features on them that you must keep.”

Mr Crowther said 42 Maxwell

Street was on the Brisbane City Council heritage list which was a far more flexible register in its approach to maintenance, restoration or extension than that held by State Government register which had strict processes to follow for changing things as simple as paint colour.

Mr Elliott said he had never been asked about whether he wanted the property to go on the list.

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Memorial to recognise struggle to escape unrest in Vietnam

By Vanessa Fang A MEMORIAL dedicated to Vietnamese boat people is to be erected at Captain Burke Park at Kangaroo Point.

The statue is to commemorate 500,000 Vietnamese people who lost their lives while attempting to get to Australia during the South Vietnamese war between 1975 and 1996.

President of not-for-profit organisation Vietnamese Community in Australia (Queensland Chapter), Dr Cuong Bui said the memorial would help younger Vietnamese understand why their countrymen fled and what happened.

“It was a phenomenal loss not counted when looking at the cost of war,” Dr Bui said. ”People who came were interested in the community.

They’re integrated, they’re citizens and have added a lot to the culture here.”

Dr Bui said it was appropriate to have a memorial to reflect on those who did not get another chance for a new life.

“We need to commemorate their sacrifice. This memorial shows respect and gratitude to Australian people for allowing them (the refugees) onto our shores,” Dr Bui said.

More than two million people sought to escape South Vietnam after it succumbed to North Vietnamese communist rule in 1975.

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Cr Helen Abrahams with Dr Bui at Captain Burke Park Between 1976 and 1981, only 2000 Vietnamese refugees made it to Australian by boat while more than 90,000 were processed off shore in immigration camps.

After having gained government approval to erect the statue, Gabba Ward councillor Helen Abrahams said the final hurdle was to raise funds for the $165,000 project.

“This memorial is an improvement to our parks. It is the best site because it’s right on the water so it will be linked to the people who died at sea,” Cr Abrahams said.

Half of the funds have been raised with the help of $10,000 donated by

the Gabba Ward Park Trust Fund.

Cr Abrahams said the ward is known for a number of Vietnamese people living and working there and that their contribution to cuisine, small business and multicultural community defined that part of Brisbane.

The memorial is comprised of marble plinths about 2m high and is to be installed on the eastern side of the park at the end of Holman Street.

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Fence to stop rock fall JOGGERS, cyclists and walkers of all ages have unknowingly been taking their lives into their own hands as they pass by on a small section of walkway along the Brisbane River below the Kangaroo Point Cliffs.

The potentially fatal danger lurking way above them has been unsecured rocks as big as basketballs scattered along the clifftop along the railing to alfresco The Cliffs Cafe in the newly developed Kangaroo Point Parklands on River Terrace at Woolloongabba.

The cafe precinct was hugely popular with the media and onlookers as an excellent vantage point to see the swollen Brisbane River when it burst its banks back in January this year.

Some rocks had fallen the 20m-30m to the ground below but not onto the bikeway.

Gabba Ward councillor, Helen Abrahams, was aware of the problem.

Cr Abrahams said she believed the rocks were put there to reduce erosion at the top of the cliffs and to deter people climbing over the railing and was looking into ensuring the area was made safe.

A large snake was recently seen slithering through the rocks. It was large enough to move them as it passed.

The fear was that someone below could be seriously injured or killed should rocks fall as the walkway below in some places runs almost up against the cliff face.

With the storm season approaching, strong wind or heavy rain could force some of the rocks over the edge.

When the area was inspected for this article,

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Unsecured rocks scattered along the clifftop at Kangaroo Point Parklands some rocks were teetering on the edge in one area and some were on the ground at the base of the cliffs, indicating they have already fallen.

A spokesman for the Lord Mayor’s office said council would be putting up a fence to prevent the rocks falling which should have been completed by the time the Village News went to press.

THE Reference Group representing interested people on the New Farm peninsular have “signed off” on changes Brisbane City Council has made to its plan to re-develop the derelict transport terminal at the end of Brunswick Street.

Council’s Central Ward representative, Cr David Hinchliffe, said the group, which he led, was “pleased with the outcome” after discussions with deputy major Cr Adrian Schrinner.

“That project has now reached the point where a local reference group has signed off on the latest plans prior to council lodging a formal development application,” Cr Hinchliffe said.

The group had hoped the council would take on board its suggested revisions and concerns and revise its plan which would prevent the possibly of its development application being fought in an appeal court.

The reference group met for a second time – late last month – with Cr Schrinner who presented a revised plan for the disused ferry/bus terminus on the bank of the Brisbane River next to New Farm Park and adjacent to the CityCat ferry terminal.

One aspect of the original proposal to which the group objected was for a 60-seat cafe. Council’s revised plan is for a 37-seat facility.

One side of the cafe is to be screened to limit noise for neighbouring residents and the trading hours are to be restricted to 6am-6pm.

“These restrictions would be incorporated in both the development application and any future lease conditions,” Cr Hinchliffe said.

“A development application is likely within the next few weeks. It should take several months to assess,” he said.

Council also made some slightly less significant changes, including the treatment of recycled wood-based material slats and a replacement for the weathered mural.

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Expo wine show a fun event Public meeting on parking held THE sixth annual Photo by Caterina Lay New Farm Property & Wine Expo is to be held on Wednesday, October 12, at the Queens Arms hotel.

The Ray White New Farm-hosted event wine tasting room is to display the World Cup of Wines as grapes from different regions around the world are examined for their benefits.

Ray White QA Hotel owner Chris Condon & Haesley Cush principal Haesley Cush said that, over time, the occasion had become a little more relaxed.

Haesley said the expo was first held in 2005 with the intention of delivering free, up-to-date information about the key factors of investing and living in the inner-city property market.

Keynote speakers at previous expos have included former Brisbane lord mayor Jim Soorley, soon-to-retire Central Ward councillor, David Hinchliffe, and senior town planner Mark Kierpal.

“I expect it to be another relaxed informative night,” Haesley said.

“People should expect to get free advice from solicitors, sample international wines, see examples of properties on the market and hear from leading experts in the Queensland property market.”

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Paul Crowther on the congested streets of Teneriffe Hill A PUBLIC meeting for residents with parking issues at Teneriffe will be held at Teneriffe Park playground this month.

Hosted by retiring councillor for Central Ward David Hinchliffe and candidate for upcoming Brisbane City Council election Paul Crowther, the meeting is to address issues residents have with street congestion and the extension of Resident Parking Permits.

Issues such as parking meters and non-resident commuters parking all day on weekdays for free also are expected to be discussed.

Cr Hinchliffe and Mr Crowther are supporting residents to determine their parking in the streets and to place restrictions on commuter parking during the week.

The meeting is to take place on Sunday, October 16, from 10am. Teneriffe Park is off Little Chester Street, Teneriffe.

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Petitioners should leave

It was amusing to read Gillian Carter’s accusation of hypocrisy by Brisbane City Council in regard to the proposed development in Commercial Road (September 2011 issue). She and her fellow petitioners have contributed to the urbanisation of Teneriffe with the resultant increase of traffic, blocking of views, loss of amenity, change of character etc.

Perhaps Gillian and her fellow petitioners could help retain the character of Teneriffe and follow their own advice by moving out.

Eddy Macula, New Farm

City missing icon

“Riverwalk not needed”: Ms Caniglia (September 2011 issue) has completely missed the point. The $75 million is coming from the Federal Government to rebuild our very sorely missed Riverwalk. The money is not coming out of our “substantial resources” nor from the pockets of New Farm residents. It is believed that roughly 3000 citizens used the old Soorley floating connection daily but it was more than just an excellent fast access to the CBD for New Farm but also a tourist icon in a city sadly lacking much in the way of attractions.

At the public meeting recently, there was one person from Lutwyche who said he did not want the access and we hope that he continues to use

his car and that the horrific flood damage in his suburb has been fixed – but wait, there was none, was there? One other dissenter lives in the CBD so he also had no use for New Farm access. The problems of re-establishing the walkway but attached to the river bank are many – mainly legal rights – so, why should we not have our better-designed-thistime, floating walkway rebuilt? Ms Caniglia, you do not have to use it, do you?

David McVeagh Queen Street, Brisbane

Article inspires letter

I am a regular reader of your great magazine and would like to thank you for publishing a story on page 3 of the September 2011 issue titled “Planned development is the height of hypocrisy: residents”.

Your story has inspired me to write to the following councillors expressing my concerns with development proposals being approved that contradict the Local Area Plan and council guidelines which are in place to help manage such proposals: Cr David McLachlan - Hamilton Ward, Cr Paul Crowther - Central Ward candidate, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk Would it be possible for you to let Ms Gillian Carter, the resident of The Cannery who organised the petition, know that her actions are appreciated.

Once again, thank you for publishing the story and keeping the locals informed of what is happening in the neighbourhood as otherwise this would have gone unnoticed.

Kat

Cruzing to a catastrophe

YOUR magazine regularly carries articles about the Merthyr Village shopping centre and how important it is to the surrounding community.

Because it is such a busy little centre, there is a constant stream of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. That brings safety concerns from the movement of that traffic within the centre, entering and leaving. I do not live on the New Farm peninsula but am a regular visitor to that village. On the occasion which has caused me to write, I had stopped in to pick up a copy of September issue of the Village News. While the arrows on the roads and signs within the centre carry no legal weight, they are put there by management to allow freeflowing and relatively safe movement for everyone. It was therefore disappointing to encounter the male driver of the light-blue Holden Cruze who sped around the carpark against the signs on fruit and vegetable shop side of the village which forced me to take significant evasive action. To cap it off, he expressed his displeasure in hand signals at my taking umbrage to his ignorance and single-mindedness.

My only hope is that this driver does

villagevoice not make a habit of thinking he is the only motorist on the road and that he is the only one who thinks he can do what he likes – all to save a few seconds.

Unfortunately, this is the norm not the exception. That’s not the community spirit of which your magazine regularly boasts as being the hallmark of the area.

Regular Reader, Name and address supplied The editor reserves the right to edit and cut letters due to space and other production issues.

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Bike shop setting up in the Valley a definite plus BUSINESS has been better than ever for Fortitude Valley bicycle shop Avanti Plus, which celebrates its second birthday this month.

Owner Melissa Hopper said business from first to second year was “phenomenal” and looked forward to the shop growing even bigger.

“I think it’s the area we’re in and the service we provide,” Melissa said.

“We’re getting a lot of return service and we both (husband and co-owner Matt Hopper) grew up in Brisbane and know the area very well.”

Melissa recommended customers knowing what their needs were when choosing a bike.

“First, we have to find out what sort of riding they want to do, whether on paths or getting into road riding,” Melissa said. “From there, we talk about what they’ll be using the bike for and level of riding they’re wanting to do and also finding a bike that will fit them properly.”

Melissa said there had been a growth in women taking up cycling and understood the apprehension for firsttimers walking into the shop.

“Thirty percent of our customers are women and they are more comfortable as a first-timer talking to another female about different things,” Melissa said. “I try to serve them if I’m free and I think most women tend to like that.”

Avanti Plus carries a range of

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women-specific bikes, which have different geometry, saddle and handle bars to a man’s bike.

Melissa said her experience in competing in professional triathlons for 14 years had helped her understand the needs of her customers.

“We’ve had the range since we’ve opened but it’s grown quite a bit and I do find the females that I now speak to will come back and see me,” Melissa said.

She said some of her best-selling products included prominent European brand Scott, which began stocking its ranges in Avanti Plus stores 12 months ago.

“We’re lucky to have that brand stocked. It’s the top of the line for bikes and the really committed cyclists like Scott,” Melissa said.

“We’ve got a rare range that’s hard to get your hands on and that’s a bonus for us.”

Avanti Plus stocks a full range of bikes and accessories to suit firsttimers to professional cyclists, while two in-house mechanics are available

Owner Melissa Hopper to service and repair machines.

Avanti Plus is at 76 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley. Telephone 3852 5444 or log on to avantiplus.com.au/ thevalley for a full list of services.

Night walk raises money for research IT is not too late to register for the Leukaemia Foundation’s Light the Night walk to support blood cancer patients.

The walk is to take place on Wednesday, October 5, and registrations can be done online at www.lightthenight. org.au or by telephoning 1800 500 088. Registered walkers are entitled to a free coloured lantern that contains a small light.

Registrations close at 5pm on October 4.

People interested in taking part can join a team, start their own team or walk solo.

Thousands of Queenslanders are expected to take part in the walk at 12 locations across the state. In Brisbane, the Light the Night walk program is to begin at sunset – around 5pm – at the cultural forecourt at South Bank.

Onstage events, entertainment and the lantern-lighting ceremony are to begin at 6.40pm with the walk to begin at 7pm. Food and refreshments are to be on sale.

Foundation statistics show that five Queenslanders every day are diagnosed with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood cancers and disorders.

congratulations on 25 years in New Farm Dennis has an eye for business

By Vanessa Fang DA RIN Optometrist in Merthyr Village difference to their life,” Dennis said. celebrates its 25th anniversary this “We’re good at providing a full eye month. care service instead of only selling a Owner Dennis Da Rin said the pair of glasses.” business had not come without its Staying independent has allowed “ups and downs” but was proud to the clinic to use consulting equipment have stayed independently run. seldom found in chain optometrists Dennis, 47, praised his loyal and and access to exclusive frames from highly experienced staff, some of Chanel and Tiffany and Co. whom had been “We get a lot of employed between patients because 10 and 20 years. we have this knack There were heaps of “When we of being able to times I thought of started, we change people’s only had two look or give them throwing in the towel. employees: me glasses they love. and my mother All of my colleagues were They come back as a receptionist. after year and on very big money and year Now we have like having that 20 and we grow exclusivity,” Dennis I was struggling. the business by said. expanding it in Coming from partnership with a long line of good optometrists,” Dennis said. optometrists and following in his He said “attention to detail and family’s footsteps was only “natural”. service” set the clinic apart from “My parents came from a valley chain stores. in Italy where the first spectacle “We’ve built our business on manufacturer was built,” Dennis helping people. It sounds corny but said. “It was an industry where your all you need to do is find a detached grandpa and grandmas were in the retina or cancer, occasionally a brain garage making glasses. All my cousins tumour and the patients get referred are optometrists and my father was a on and hopefully makes a huge spectacle importer.”

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Congratulations to da rin optometrist on 25 years in the industry

da rin optometrist When Da Rin Optometrist first opened on Brunswick Street, Dennis said business struggled for the first five years due to the area’s then-low socio–economic standing.

“There were heaps of times I thought of throwing in the towel. All of my colleagues were on very big money and I was struggling,” Dennis said.

Dennis had come to New Farm, then a strong Italian community, in 1986 fresh from university with a dream of opening his own practice.

“The bank wouldn’t give me the money as I only had one asset, which was a suit worth merely $200 so I had to have my father go out and get the loan and we leased everything,” Dennis said. “Maybe it’s an Italian thing but the first thing you do when you’re old enough is develop your own business.”

Business quickly escalated after Dennis landed a contract role to conduct eye tests for all Telstra and local post office employees after eye strain concerns arose when computers came of use in the 1980s.

When the opportunity came to move to Merthyr Village in 1991, Dennis said he was lucky that owner Alf Sorbello gave him a chance.

“He has an eye for picking up really good, small businesses which are not chains or corporates. He gave me the first break by allowing me

to rent a shop which was a big call on him,” Dennis said. “Basically, it was because the barber (recently deceased Fernando Antonelli) told him to do so.”

With his heart set on staying local, Dennis said he loved the human factor of the industry and still consulted in Italian with his patients every day.

Da Rin Optometrists is located in Merthyr Village. Log on to darinoptometrist.com.au for a full list of eye care services and eyewear or telephone 3358 3925.

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Dennis at his first Brunswick Street store, 25 years ago

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Pooches poo but it’s catching a cab that stinks in Paris I STEP out into the cool Paris dawn, my trench coat buttoned high to ward off the intrusive chill of the zephyr-like breeze as its eddies along the rue de Malte. It’s 5am and I wait on the footpath for my taxi to arrive.

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Across the cobbled street is a bistro where two waiters are busily placing tables and chairs on a narrow terrace in preparation for the early morning trade.

With cigarettes clenched between white teeth they call: “Bonjour. Ca va.” Their cheerful greetings are a stark contrast to the surly non-communicative grunt received from the concierge as he let me out of my hotel, resentful, I suspect, at being summoned from his couch at such an ungodly hour.

It’s been my experience that the Parisienne are largely undeserving of their reputation for being unfriendly.

I found them mostly courteous and patient with my bumbling attempts to speak schoolboy French. If it became too excruciating, they would simply slip into English, thus saving me the ignominy of continuing in a language I obviously had no mastery over.

Their sense of style is legendary and to be envied. It applauds individuality and ignores the ordinary and the mediocre. Self-expression is encouraged in all things, be it fashion, furniture or food. That’s not to say everyone is elegant or indeed stylish.

I did see the unusual and, at times, the truly bizarre but, even then, these citizens of the Ile de France exude a confidence, a self belief, by celebrating their individualism.

Dogs proliferate in Paris. They are seen everywhere. In cinema’s, restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars. I have even seen them, along with their owner of course, alight from taxis.

The French are obviously made of far sturdier stuff than those of us living in the Antipodes. Our constitution seemingly so sensitive to canine germs, councils and state governments have seen fit to introduce a battery of by-laws to protect us from possible infection.

When told, in Australia, the law forbids dogs accompanying their owners into a restaurant, cafe or bar, the French exclaim in disbelief: “Ce n’est barbares” (This is barbaric).

While the average Parisienne may love their dog, they are not so fond of picking up after them. Dog poo is a major hazard for the squeamish and for the unsuspecting tourist.

The Parisienne usually exercise a remarkable pragmatism when dealing with canine droppings. This was succinctly illustrated to me late one afternoon while seated in a cafe on the

rue de Rivoli, enjoying a campari and soda.

From where I sat, I could see the comings and goings from that wonderful bookshop, Galignani’s.

Its proud boast being it was the first English bookshop to be established on the continent. A more enjoyable way to spend a few leisurely hours, perusing its overflowing bookshelves, would be hard to find.

In front of this venerable bookshop, I see a dog and its owner come to a sudden halt .When it becomes evident the dog needs to answer a rather untimely call of nature, its owner quickly pretends urgent business on his mobile phone. In moments, the dog has finished its undertaking and the pair hastily moves on, leaving behind a rather large and malodorous deposit of dog poo.

Miraculously, it stays undisturbed for a considerable amount of time.

Adults stepped over it and children skirted around it. All is well until an immaculately dressed woman, coming out of Galignan’s, her attention focused on her recent purchase and not on where she is placing her feet, puts her Manolo Blahnik-shod foot right in it.

With enviable élan, Madame calmly steps out of her shoes, taking the shoe befouled with dog mess and scrapes the excess muck off on the side of the gutter. That done, she delves deep into her Chanel tote and pulls forth a plastic bag containing another pair of shoes. These are quickly slipped on and the dirty shoes are placed in the now–vacant plastic bag and discreetly secreted into the Chanel tote. With a spray of perfume, she continues on her way, apparently unperturbed by messy canines and their inconsiderate owners.

A triumph for pragmatism.

I sit in a groovy bar in Le Marais. I order in English, the attractive waiter answers in French. I realise he’s asked me a question. I respond with “Oui”.

Not sure what I’ve answered yes to, I soon discover when my drink is delivered. Vodka and Fanta. It’s vodka and soda I wish for.

Soda is all embracing in Paris.

Coca-Cola, lemonade, Fanta. In fact, all variations of soft drinks fall under its umbrella. It’s at your peril you order a spirit and soda. You must be specific.

Unfortunately, soda water is an anomaly in most Paris bars and you’re often given sparkling Evian water instead. Not quite the same.

One morning, I take breakfast at a pretty Boulangerie. I’m seated at a long communal table. Two young men, impossibly elegant in trenches and scarves sit opposite. No English from them and no French from me. We find ourselves, as the French would say, “dans une impasse”. We make do with eloquent shrugs and apologetic smiles.

Meanwhile, back on the footpath, it’s turned 5.15. My taxi is late. It was ordered for 5am. I become anxious.

What to do? Summon the concierge?

He is already grumpy at having his sleep disturbed so it’s with reluctance I push the hotel bell. Minutes pass and just as I’m about to ring again I hear an irritable “Oui?” The concierge stands on a small balcony above me. ‘’Pardon, Monsieur, but my taxi is late.

I ordered it for 5am. Would you please ring the company and ask where my driver is”. A look of impatience causes his mouth to turn downward and his eyes upward, ‘’They will come,” he shrugs offhandedly. My Anglo Saxon sensibilities are alarmed by his Gallic insouciance. ‘’That maybe, Monsieur, but I have an aeroplane to catch and I don’t want to be late”. With a shuddering sigh he moves back inside. I can hear him speaking on the telephone. Moments later, he is back on the balcony. ‘’You order it for 6am,” he cries triumphantly.

Before I can protest the contrary, I hear a voice from behind me call out in French. It’s one of the waiters from across the way. They have stopped work and now enter into a spirited discourse with the concierge. A volley of French sails back and forth. I try to interject and demand a new taxi be called but, to no avail. It falls on deaf ears.

It’s then I realise there are old rivalries at work between the waiters and the concierge. My predicament has become a vehicle for the waiters to

score a point or two against an old foe, Monsieur the Concierge. The spirited verbiage continues back and forth. I am forgotten and, all the while, time marches on. My anxiety at missing my flight reaches fever pitch. Finally, I can bare it no longer. ‘’Monsieur! Monsieur!” I cry, passionately trying to interject. My blood at boiling point, I angrily resort to using the one Anglo Saxon expletive that enjoys universal understanding. ‘’Monsieur, call another f***** taxi now!!”

My outburst silences all parties. The waiters melt away, quietly returning to their duties. Monsieur the concierge assumes a look of offended hauteur.

Using calm and measured accents not unlike one might use when dealing with a deranged person, he says: “But of course, Monsieur. I do it right away”.

He then closes the shutters with a decisive click but not before I hear him mutter “Que pouvez-vous attendre de I’Australie? Sublime Vulgarite” . Suitably chastened, I’m left waiting for my taxi, alone, in the cold Parisian dawn.

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Cronks in own league with healthy history in Queensland THE Cronks may appear like a typical healthy and happy Australian family but this family unit may be at the top end of the scale – way healthier than average.

They have a daughter EmmaLouise, 42, a married teacher on the Gold Coast with five children, and a son Dominic, 39, married with three children, living at New Farm, who does business as a financial planner. The eight grandkids keep Grahame and Anne busy and happy but not so busy that they don’t have other personal pursuits.

When Grahame retired from teaching, he and Anne began an extraordinary fitness regime which includes distance pool swimming (over 1km) every second day and a 4km run on most days.

They enter public events regularly.

While Anne swam in the Noosa and Mooloolaba ocean swims this year, she and Grahame have completed in the past three Bridge to Brisbane fun runs in about an hour for the 10km section. Grahame is no stranger to such events, having run five Gold Coast half-marathons when in his late 40s.

Grahame Cronk was a leading footballer in rugby league and rugby union and his name is well known in such circles for his performances in the 1960s and early 1970s.

He was educated at Gympie St Patricks College, playing in the First XIII in rugby league and First XI in cricket.

He gained a teacher’s college rugby blue in his then-adopted code and, from teacher’s rugby club, represented first Queensland Under 19s and then the Queensland Reds senior side – for which he played three matches.

In 1967, he joined the Brian Davies-coached and Pedro Gallaghercaptained Brothers club and was an integral part (as a centre) of the Brisbane Rugby League competition premiership team of 1967-68, which has been acclaimed as one of the best club teams of the pre-Brisbane Broncos era.

Grahame played more than 100 games for Brothers, enjoying his footy

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by Gary Balkin It is as solid a unit as one would like the Aussie “image” to be but the Grahame Cronk family of Cutters Landing fits the desired perception well.

Grahame Cronk has a great interest in south-east Queensland history and heritage – and why not? His grandchildren are eighth generation Australians so that alone stirs the imagination.

In 1853 – six years before Queensland was declared a separate state from New South Wales, 14 years before the Gympie Gold Rush started and 13 years after the convict settlement closed – the colony called for tenders for a new lease for a ferryman at Kangaroo Point, linking the south side of the Brisbane River to Petrie Bight where high-rise residential towers now stand but where, in 1853, revered builder and first free settler Andrew Petrie’s house stood nearby.

John Cronk won the lease and the man from Kent in England began the family tree in Australia.

Grahame’s maternal grandfather Edmund Smith arrived in Brisbane from England years later to pan for gold in Gympie.

Grahame and his wife Anne met in 1964 at teacher’s college and married in 1967. In those “bad old days”, the Education Department disallowed women teachers to continue teaching after marriage. It took the government years to “see the light”.

with such luminaries as Johnny Gleeson, Dennis Manteit, Noel Cavanagh, Johnny Smith, Eric Gelling, Barry Dowling and Wayne Abdy in that era.

He played Bulimba Cup for Brisbane.

The first premiership was won on a Saturday in 1967 – the last Saturday grand final at Lang Park – and his dad, Reg, had to leave his job as a bookmaker at the races to watch his son win. The 1968 grand final was held on a Sunday and all others since (and in the now Queensland Cup).

There have not been many good footballers of either rugby code in or from Gympie – ones that played first grade in Brisbane or equivalent standard with distinction, maybe half a dozen such players – but Grahame Cronk is regarded as one of the historic gold town’s best.

He taught for 32 years, mainly at Padua College and Mt Maria College, specialising in maths, science and accounting. He studied at night for seven years until 1979 at Queensland University of Technology to achieve his Bachelor of Business degree. He tutored and lectured in accounting at night at QUT for 10 years.

Grahame retains his Gympie links but, when travelling locally, he and Anne prefer a car trip south to their daughter’s family on the Gold Coast. Grahame still finds time in his retirement to play a weekly game of golf.

The surname Cronk has been part of south Queensland life for more

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Grahame Cronk relaxing at home than 150 years but Grahame has no footballers family-wise of note yet to follow his success: “Maybe an upcoming swimmer or two,” he grins.

“Many people who meet me ask if the Melbourne Storm’s Cooper Cronk is my son or relative but I’m afraid he doesn’t appear to be,” he said.

“He is a St Laurence’s College past student though and it’s possible he is a very distant cousin.”

Nevertheless, the Cronk name lives on for footy fans.

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Peter gives different view of today’s pastures of green

By Gerard Benjamin

Overlooking the croquet lawn and the New Farm Bowls Club are the Muller (left) and McCallum homes.

Turrets were added to the latter home in 1921. (Photo 1914, Robert Blaikie)

Ray is a winner MERTHYR Croquet Club vice president Ray Vickers has been recognised for his outstanding community work as a volunteer.

The Certificate of Distinguished Voluntary Service was awarded to Ray for his “exemplary” work for his previous roles as president, secretary, treasurer and events manager of the Dixon Street club.

Ray, who has lived and worked at New Farm for more than 20 years, said the award was completely unexpected.

“It just came out of the blue. You never know what people are planning behind your back, do you?” Ray said.

His journey with croquet began in 2002 after his aunt suggested he “give it a go”.

“I had some health issues so high-intensity sports were ruled out,” Ray said. “I used to walk around the park and see them (croquet players) there and my aunt asked: ‘Why don’t I start?’”

An architect by trade, Ray said he enjoyed croquet for its mathematical strategy and likened the sport to a combination of chess, snooker and billiards.

“There are angles, triangles, shapes and forms. You have to work out if it’s going to fit through the hoops,” Ray said.

He said croquet was mentally and

which his parents had established at New Farm, had succeeded as a theatrical impresario, later managing South Brisbane’s Cremorne Theatre.

By 1907, there was local interest in forming a sporting club. Perhaps because Mrs Muller was a keen croquet player, croquet was included as well as bowls. The sale was accomplished for £400. Accordingly, 1908 marks the establishment of the Merthyr Croquet Club.

To this day, an easement still allows residents from Lower Bowen Terrace to gain access to the sporting ground,

which now is solely occupied by the New Farm Bowls Club.

Explaining the ins and outs of the club’s subsequent history, which today sees it operating from New Farm Park, would take the know-how of a croquet club secretary and a dedicated aficionado of the stylish pastime.

The New Farm & Districts Historical Society has secured, as guest speaker for its October meeting, Peter Rogers, who is a third-time Merthyr Croquet Club secretary and a local resident.

Peter, who is a retired primary school principal, is to explain that

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Croquet Club Ray Vickers physically challenging but recognised the perception that it was for older people.

“It’s a low-impact game that suits everyone from nine years old to 90,” Ray said. “I often to ask people how to spell croquet in three letters and that’s with F, U and N.” For information on croquet or the club, telephone 3254 1697 or log on to croquetqld.org

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AS Gustav Muller and John N. McCallum surveyed the view, from the verandas of their respective stylish Lower Bowen Terrace homes, of cows grazing on the green pastures later to become New Farm Park, they must have imagined that something useful could be done with the property lying between them and Brunswick Street.

The enterprising pair had bought the blocks which were part of the “Turner’s Paddock” sale of December 1905. Muller was a partner in a Valley grocery firm while McCallum, after having helped with the small farm

the game became popular long before the Queen of Hearts’ croquet antics in Lewis Carroll’s book Alice in Wonderland.

“Croquet was first mentioned by the Romans before 1AD and was played by 13th Century French peasants,” Peter said.

Croquet took its place at the centre of Brisbane’s social scene in the 1920s-30s. When the Lady Mayoress opened the new courts at New Farm Park in July 1924, the list of players and visitors read like a who’s who of New Farm’s leading lights.

The club was a fashion hotspot in earlier decades. For instance, in 1931, The Queenslander reported that the club president, Mrs C.H. Briggs, “wore a frock of cigar brown, pin spot crepe de Chine, relieved with kiltings and a collarette of beige. Her beige silk straw hat was finished at one side with a feather cockade”.

“As well as outlining the club’s history, I’ll be happy to explain how the game is played,” Peter said. “Croquet appeals to all ages and our current membership ranges from teenagers to octogenarians.”

The meeting of the society at which Peter is to speak is to take place on Saturday, October 22, at the Uniting Church Centre, 52 Merthyr Road, 2pm4pm. Afternoon tea is to be provided and a donation of $3 is requested. All are welcome.

For further information, telephone Ross Garnett on 3254 1449.

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Taking the time to care is secret to practice success

THE doctors at Kangaroo Point private practice Dockside Clinic believe a personal touch is what is needed to connect with their patients.

Practice manager Donna Kent said the practice had worked hard to separate itself from standard bulkbilling clinics.

“We have had big practices before and predominantly bulk billed but there are certain pressures that force you to conduct your consultations in a certain way,” Donna said. “We wanted something where older people and children can spend a bit more time so we can nurture it and grow the other doctors that work with us.”

The practice employs four doctors, including two female GPs and Donna’s husband Dr Peter Kent.

Donna said private billing had allowed the practice to take the time to care for its patients instead of “rushing” them out the door.

“We have a lot of new mums and dads here so we take the time, especially when we do vaccinations.

We don’t just do it. We talk about any issues that they have and things like that,” Donna said. “Also, with the elderly patients, they need the time. ”In order to develop a closer relationship with the doctor and get the best possible outcomes, Donna recommended patients receive

continuous care from one doctor.

“Patients like it too from the point of view that if they can’t talk to Peter they can also talk to me. They know me and they’ve acquired a bit of trust with us. We like to be able to solve problems and be able to facilitate them,” Donna said.

She said the clinic tried hard to dispel any worry patients might have by consulting as soon as possible.

“We hardly ever turn a patient away. We never turn a baby away so mums never have to worry. If you’re just not sure or have a feeling something is wrong, just come and talk to us,” Donna said.

She also noted the importance of booking specialist referrals for the clinic’s patients when needed.

“Instead of telling patients to come back in a month, if we don’t know what’s wrong, we send them to a specialist. Someone can be worried about breast cancer, they can come in and next week they’ll be able to see a surgeon,” Donna said.

She said she and Peter had spent all their married life and the years before in the healthcare industry.

Having met in university, Peter pursued a career in medicine after having graduated in 1983 while Donna became a pharmaceutical representative.

After having spent five years

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Dr Kathy Jacoby, Dr Jo-Anne Grey and practice manager Donna Kent in hospital practice at Kingaroy, 200km west of Brisbane, Peter and Donna moved to Logan City, south of Brisbane, where they stayed for 20 years and ran a number of different practices.

Now, having been comfortably settled comfortably at Kangaroo Point for four years, Donna said patient numbers had more than doubled.

“Peter has worked as a solo GP before. He’s worked as an owner of a small practice, in partnership with

other doctors in large practices and now we’ve come back with Peter as the owner and other doctors for support,” Donna said. “This environment is easier and more caring.”

Dockside Clinic is at 35 Cairns Street, Kangaroo Point. The clinic provides a full range of services for the entire family. Telephone 3895 8055 to make an appointment or log on to docksideclinic.com for further information.

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villagenews “To this day, I have never been approached by anyone about being on the list,” Mr Elliott said.

“No one has ever asked to look inside.

“From what I know, it was all done by a man walking the street with a clipboard deciding what he thought should be heritage listed – looking it from the outside,” he said.

He said the first he knew that the property was on the register was in 2002 when he went to do some minor building work on the property which required council approval and was informed it needed to comply with the heritage guidelines.

“At the time, when it happened to me, apparently it was legal for the council to do it that

way, which I don’t think was particularly fair,” he said.

When Mr Elliott bought the property in 1992, for a reported $525,000, it was on one title but he has since had had it strata titled to nine units.

Cr Hinchliffe said that more buildings in New Farm needed to be added to the heritage list.

“I live in a heritage-listed building (Glenfalloch) and, if we care about heritage, we should list more buildings in New Farm,” Cr Hinchliffe said.

Cr Hinchliffe said residents were determined to see the character and heritage or the area protected.

Mr Elliott said that, should he be unsuccessful in his application for the demolition order, the fight would not end there. He would take court action.

Older drivers skittled by statistics

DID you know that the most at-risk driver on the road is a female aged 25 driving a red sports car?

Safety on the road affects us all and the likelihood of being involved in an accident peaks in the early

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by Tony Townsend twenties, plateaus in middle age and rises a little as one passes that age bracket.

Despite that, it is when an older driver is involved in an accident that the resultant publicity can be out of proportion to the incident. For example, there was an accident at Ashgrove earlier this year when an elderly driver pressed the accelerator instead of the brake resulting in a young mother being trapped between the car and a guardrail. The woman was the daughter of a state politician and, unfortunately, lost a leg such was the extent of her injuries.

As a result of the accident, the Minister for Transport, Annastascia Palaszczuk announced in August a review of Older Driver Safety; including crash involvement, approaches being undertaken in Queensland, other states and internationally.

There are calls for more stringent regulation, including the introduction of mandatory age-based driver testing.

The rules are quite clear to remain eligible to hold a drivers licence.

• All drivers, irrespective of their age, must report to the Department of Transport any health problem which may affect their ability to drive - commonly known as Jet’s Law. •After the age of 75, seniors can renew their licences for up to five

years but must be in possession of a current medical certificate.

How long each medical certificate lasts depends on the individual and how often their condition requires monitoring. This is a decision that only a doctor can make. A medical certificate may be issued for a few months or for up to five years.

These rules are being reviewed following the unfortunate accident at Ashgrove.

The loss of mobility and independence when unable to drive is a major problem for the aged.

Apart from the psychological impact and loss of self-confidence, visits to medical centres, shopping and social activities are affected.

In New Farm, the availability of public transport ameliorates some difficulties but, in rural and regional areas where there is no public transport and distances are so much greater, loss of a licence due to ageing can be devastating, often resulting in the need to sell up and move.

Many older people worry that the current review may be unduly biased against the older driver, when road accident reports might suggest that others are as much to blame. +++ THE New Farm branch of the National Seniors’ monthly dinner is to be held from 6pm at the Rangla Punjab on the corner of Brunswick and Sydney streets on Friday, October 14, when a particular welcome is given to those unable to attend daytime meetings. +++ THE November General Meeting of the branch is to be held at 9.30 at the Merthyr Uniting Church on Wednesday, November 2. Farmer Brian is to provide the entertainment.

To RSVP for either function, telephone Tony Townsend on 3315 2523

Famous club holds season sign ons Photo by Vanessa Fang

Front row: Natalie Hopsick, Jess McGuiness, Mackenzie Carsley, Lily Weston Middle row: Anastasia Evans, Sabrina Ellis, Carhlotte Casey Back row: Kurt Hogan, Keny Arcangel, Fraser Carsley, Dan Edey ONE of Australia’s most famous swimming clubs, Commercial, is to hold a sign on night on Friday, October 7, to coincide with the first club night of the season.

Commercial is more than 100 years old and is based at the equally famous Valley Pool.

Racing is to start about 6pm. New swimmers are welcome to “have a splash” in the pool around 7.30pm after the race program has finished.

Races are to range from 25m to 200m and suit swimmers of all levels.

There is to be a sausage sizzle with burgers and drinks also available.

A second sign-on night is to be held on the following Friday, October 14.

The club caters for junior swimmers through to masters Some of the many famous names in Australian swimming circles have been associated with the club – Tracey Wickham, Kieren Perkins, Hayley Lewis, Glen Houseman, Leisel Jones, Susie O’Neill, Sam Riley, Jessicah Schipper and Libby Trickett to name a few.

Club nights, which are designed to be a fun event for the entire family, are to be held each fortnight.

The sign on night comes on the back of the Brisbane Open Water Swim at which the club competed.

For further information, telephone Carolyn Carsley on 0414 776 543.

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by Todd Rumble*

Surprising specialities ‘sourced’

Hordes hungry for detail

WE’RE a hungry horde, we wine lovers. Hungry for details; to constantly learn all we can about the practices, developments and personalities in the industry.

Fortunately, with the growth and capabilities of social media, we don’t have to look too far for information. Take Twitter: Simply by “following” wine producers, we can establish a torrent of information directly from the source. It is a means of interaction and investigation, winery news, harvest updates, new releases and even discussion with the individuals responsible for producing a favourite drop. There is an ever-increasing band of local (and international) wine Tweeps so finding them is no great challenge. To get you started though, here are three active Australian wineries worth your “follow”:

Photos by Caterina Lay

Bests Wines, Great Western, Victoria – @BestsWines WITH beginnings in the 1860s, history and tradition are not lost in this current surge of technology.

With Adam Wadewitz at the winemaking (and tweeting) helm, expect regular tasting updates, links to informative videos and daily insights into life at the winery.

Star wine: Bin No. 0 Great Western Shiraz

Charles Melton Wines, Barossa Valley, South Australia – @CharlesMelton

CHARLIE Melton is truly one of the Barossa’s (and Australia’s) great wine characters. He is down-to-Earth, utterly passionate and generous with his knowledge and time. If he has a minute, he’ll give you two. Follow for regular updates from the very likable winery team.

Star Wine: Rose of Virginia

Clonakilla, Canberra district – @Clonakilla

HERE is a winery with a cult following and a winemaker with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Thankfully, Tim Kirk loves to share that knowledge so his insightful tweets are a handy source. Updates direct from the man himself on all things wine.

Star Wine: Canberra District Shiraz-Viognier

Todd Rumble is an independent wine consultant, sommelier and educator. todd.rumble@gmail.com Twitter: @GoodWineHunting

The cheese selection at Sourced Grocer THE slogan on the wall at Sourced Grocer says “local is lovely” and the range of cheese and small goods available in the cheese room is proof they take this ethos rather seriously. It’s overflowing with locally produced cheese, small goods, terrine, olives and dips. Cheeses on offer include Pandelyssi halloumi, ricotta and feta made in Brisbane.

There’s handmade farmhousestyle cheese from the Bangalow Cheese Company, which remains something of a well-kept secret

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Locally sourced delicious food including: Blackstar Coffee, Wensley’s pork pies, eccles cakes, cherry bakewells, Levain bread, Maleny milk, Fresh Chef’s Pates, Filo’s & Pies, Suzanne Quintner products, Trevor Hart’s Haloumi, Fromart Cheese plus much, much more.

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north of the border. It’s also one of the few places in Brisbane to find burrata – a decadently creamy, Italian-style cow’s-milk cheese from a small cheese factory in far north Queensland – the only cheese factory in Australia producing burrata.

villagedining At first glance, the range of small goods appears fairly standard, including chorizo and smoked bacon, but delve deeper and you’ll be rewarded with rarities such as smoked creole ribs and some very out-of-the-ordinary sausages. Grab a couple of Eumundi Smokehouse Russian Farmer’s sausages to go with the cheese and you’ll have all the makings of a unique antipasti platter – the pork sausages contain vodka distilled on site at the Sunshine Coast hinterland smokehouse.

Second larder opens

FOR years, the Little Larder has been a favourite spot to enjoy a lazy breakfast, lunch or coffee. Nestled on a corner in a sleepy residential New Farm neighbourhood ensures a relaxed, laid-back vibe.

This week, the second larder opens its doors on Commercial Road at Newstead. Larder 2 is also little but is likely to be a slightly faster-paced cafe. Given its location, it will focus more on takeaway breakfast and lunch options for staff and customers of nearby businesses.

Continental Cafe a no-brainer

CHANCES are people who have lived or worked in the area for a while will have eaten at the Continental Cafe.

It’s been serving up European fare at New Farm for 17 years. It’s well known and loved for its classic menu offerings including braises, cassoulets and steak. It’s perhaps lesser known for its offal nights.

Every Wednesday, offal lovers turn out in force to enjoy “brains and other offal things”. Brains are served crumbed with a spinach, walnut and bacon salad and other offal specials change depending on availability.

The regular menu is also available if offal isn’t your thing. www.missmoragsmorsels.com

Caterer bowls on at a new location NEW Farm Catering Co has taken over the our teeth into. It’s a blank canvas really,” Rachel catering contract at the New Farm Bowls Club on said.

Brunswick Street.

Chris, who has catered for 20 years, said he Chris Merlo said that this was a new challenge saw potential in the club and acknowledged that after having catered Merthyr Bowls Club for 10 the committee and management were proactive years. in welcoming change.

“We’re excited about helping people in “At the moment, we’re concentrating on New Farm have restaurant-quality meals in getting it right here but we’re very keen on a bowls club looking at environment,” catering outside Chris said. the club,” Chris “There are lots said, noting more activities the added than just lawn challenge of bowls that just having to cater gives a great for an upcoming dimension.” function for Chris said 1040 people.

Rachel Rabaud New Farm launched the Catering Co business, now serves meals with a team of with all activities seven, over four at the club, months ago. ranging from “Working weekend with Rachel breakfasts to gives us both suburban roast Rachel Rabaud and Chris Merlo at the New Farm Bowls Club a chance for free dinners. time to ourselves. That way one of us is always Chris and Rachel said they always used fresh there to ensure our quality and service is up to produce for their recipes. standard,” Chris said.

New Farm Catering Co is based at New Farm Rachel, who has 15 years of hospitality Bowls Club at 969 Brunswick Street, New Farm. experience, said the new contract was a great For catering inquiries, telephone 3354 2374. opportunity.

For a full list of club activities, log on to “It’s something that we’ve enjoyed sinking www.newfarmbowlsclub.com.au

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Strong heritage gives twins recipe to realise their dreams

By Santina Musumeci THE outstanding talent of All Hallows students and 12-year-old twins, Isabella and Sofia Bliss, showcased on Channel 10’s Australia’s Junior Masterchef competition last year, drew a staggering nightly audience that peaked at 2.2 million.

On the final night, the twins – who have a strong New Farm connection – walked away with $20,000 in cash, a trip to Tokyo, a book deal and celebrity status.

Significantly, the program highlighted the culinary evolution that has transformed Australian society over the past 50 years. This was evident by the diversity and sophistication of the dishes put up by the competitors (the youngest was aged nine).

In Sofia and Isabella’s case, their choices reflected their Italian heritage.

What really impressed the show’s judges were their execution skills.

Judge Matt Moran was clearly astonished as he watched Isabella handmake perfect tortellini from scratch. He asked her seriously: “Do you want to come and work for me?”

The inspiration and training comes from their family’s regular get-togethers, when maternal grandmother Rosa Spina (they call her Nonna), their mother Sylvana and their aunts, recreate regional Sicilian dishes.

Some of these traditional dishes date back from the classic Greek and Roman periods when Sicily was referred to as Rome’s granary. Making bread and early forms of pasta, lasagna, pizza and focaccia was a mainstay of these early civilisations.

Nonna was born Rosa Casella in Milo, on the east coast of Sicily, at the base of the volcano Mount Etna, in the province of Catania. In 1964, accompanied by her four children, Rosa left for ever the town of San Giovanni Montebello to join her husband Rosario Spina in Brisbane.

The family first boarded with Santo and Maria Pennisi in Kent Street, before buying their own home, near Terrace Street at New Farm. The last addition to the Spina family was daughter Sylvana.

From a young age, Sylvana displayed a passion for cooking. This was a blessing for Rosa as a working mother. On some evenings, she would return home to find Sylvana’s handmade gnocchi for dinner.

After having attended All Hallows

School, Sylvana went on to study paediatrics. Today, she juggles a career with the needs of her four children (Sofia, Isabella, Roman and Ruben).

“Food is what we do as a family,” Sylvana said. “We talk about what we

macaroni (maccaruni). This is a true labour of love; a culinary feat so different from the commercial product, as dough strips are transformed into delicate handmade pasta tubes by using a metal thread as thin as a knitting needle.

Sylvana Spina, Isabella Bliss, Nonna Spina & Sofia Bliss intend to prepare. We cook together and then we enjoy the food and each other’s company.

“Simon, my husband, shares our

Another Sicilian and family favourite, fasomagro, was presented

by Sofia early in Junior Masterchef.

It won the judges’ praise and set the benchmark for the other competitors.

After the final show, Issy and Sof as they are known to their family and friends, returned to being year eight

Village News readers are invited to meet the girls at Merthyr Village on Saturday, October 29, from 1pm where they will be signing their book and judging the Cupcakes for a Cure Competition.

love for food. In fact, his grandmother Jean Bliss was Head Chef at Queensland’s Parliament House so the twins inherited their talent from both sides of the family,” she said.

“It is not just the girls. Simon and all of my sons-in-law are good at making homemade pasta and pizza,” Rosa proudly proclaimed.

Family favourites for special occasions or religious feast day celebrations include many famous Sicilian desserts such as cannoli; pasta di mandorle reflect the influence of the Moors who introduced the almond tree to Sicily.

Their celebratory menus include

students at All Hallows School.

They have been actively fundraising for a number of causes, too.

Sylvana said the family encouraged the girls to use the Junior Masterchef competition as an opportunity to help others and they have assisted causes including Hands Across the Waters and Junior Land Care.

Sophia said the Oncology Children’s Foundation appointed the girls this year’s Cupcakes for a Cure ambassadors. “We were really proud that our prize at the Starlight Foundation function raised $8000 for research to find a cure for childhood cancer,” she said.

“Then we were invited to cook at the opening of Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food’s launch in Ipswich,”

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Isabella said. “We were very pleased to be asked because it was the first program he presented in Australia and it raised funds for the flood relief program.”

The Junior Masterchef competition provided the girls with a solid launch pad for their long-term careers.

Last month, the twins drew a big crowd of their junior fan base when they appeared as celebrity cooks at Southbank’s Regional Food Festival.

Celebrity chef Dominique Rizzo, who was the Master of Ceremonies, said the girls had “delightful personalities” and their onstage performance was “as natural and real as are their recipes”.

“They love their Italian heritage and that true Italian style of sharing,” Dominique said.

Regardless that they are 13-yearsold, releasing a cookbook and owning their own restaurant have been longheld dreams.

The girls say they intend calling their restaurant IsSofia.

As tiny tots, their play acting had a definite theme. By grades one and two, they had created their first cookbooks and ran an imaginary restaurant, devised menus and created dockets. They cooked and served their family who paid for the privilege.

Tony Percuoco, the multi-award winning restaurateur (Restorante Fellini at Marina Mirage) invited the girls to present a cooking class for eight children at his new venue in the Emporium complex at Fortitude Valley as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

They followed that up with work experience learning the role of ‘mise en place’.

“They were very capable,” Tony said. “Most of all, I was impressed that they were not afraid to ask questions. I am looking forward to having them come in again during their next holidays. I believe they have a big future.”

The twins said it was “really cool” to work in a professional kitchen and see how it operated.

This month, their cookbook titled A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That with a cover that features their Nonna and mother, is to be released by Penguin.

“We used our old family linen for the photography so it is all about our family and some of our favourite recipes,” Sylvana said.

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Cupcakes for a cure Head down to Merthyr Village this month where Junior Masterchef Winner Isabella and sister Sofia will be launching their new cookbook and judging the best cupcake in New Farm on October 29.

Enter your most scrumptious cupcake to win a personally signed copy of the cookbook from the young superstars and sell your creations in support of the Oncology Children's Foundation.

Judging begins at 1pm, competition fee is a gold coin donation.

Why not get messy and start practising this weekend...like this mouthwatering Coconut and Banana cupcake recipe, created by our food writer Morag Kobez.

Feel free to change the recipe to add your favourite secret ingredients to create your most delicious cupcake ever!

For more competition details, look out for the posters around Merthyr Village and New Farm.

Banana and coconut cupcakes with cream cheese icing

By Morag Kobez of www.missmoragsmorsels.com

Makes 12

Ingredients

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1 cup plain flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 115g unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup caster sugar 1/4 cup sour cream 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 large eggs 2 large ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed 1/2 cup shredded or desiccated coconut

Icing

125g cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons icing sugar 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind

Method

Cupcakes pictured are baked by Isabella and Sofia

Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.

In a large bowl, add the butter and the sugar. Beat with a hand-held mixer until combined. Add the sour cream and the vanilla extract. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time. Incorporate the dry and wet mixtures together until thoroughly combined. Add the bananas and shredded coconut, being careful not to over mix. Fill each cupcake liner 3/4 way full and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick, inserted in the middle of the cupcake, comes out clean. Place cupcakes on a wire rack and allow to cool. Beat icing ingredients with a hand-held mixer until light and fluffy and ice cakes once they have cooled completely.

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Yvonne Mills-Stanley Poems of Latitude Exhibition opening Friday October 7 6-8pm Continues until November 6

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FireWorks gallery represented artists Archie Moore Ben Somerville David Paulson Dorothy Napangardi Glen Mackie Ian Waldron Jenny Fraser Joanne Currie Nalingu Laurie Nilsen Lin Onus & Mandjad Productions Matthew Johnson Michael Nelson Jagamara Rod Moss Tommy Watson Vincent Serico Estate Walala Tjapaltjarri YVONNE MILLS-STANLEY stockroom artists include Abie Loy Kemarre Barbara Weir Christine Christophersen Emily Kngwarreye Evelyn McGreen George Tjungurrayi George Ward Tjungurrayi Gloria Petyarre Kathleen Petyarre Kudditji Kngwarreye Lilly Kelly Napangardi MANINGRIDA ARTS & CULTURE Minnie Pwerle Mitjili Napurrula Ningura Napurrula Papunya Tula Artists Ronnie Tjampitjinpa Rover Thomas Walangkura Napanangka projects Art at Blue Sky Coffee Queensland Art at Theme and Variations Hireworks at FireWorks Imants Tillers & Michael Nelson Jagamara Newflames Inc

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never lies,” Claire said. The cast includes Libby McDonnell, Timothy Brown and Miranda Zeller. Video Set is to run from Thursday, October 13, to Saturday, October 15, with performances from 7.30pm on Thursday and Friday and from 2pm on the Saturday. Standing Room Tickets are $24- $32. To book, telephone 3872 9000 or log on to judithwrightcentre.com

are suitable for people aged 18 years and older. The program is to run from October 13-15 at the Visy Theatre.

Tickets are $13-$16. For times and further information, log on to www. brisbanepowerhouse.org

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Live art part of festival

ACROSS four days in October, artists are to carve a space for live art, action art and performance art at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Audiences are invited to take part by exploring a diverse ninehour program including performances, artist talks, films, networking events, forums and symposia between Thursday, Ocbober 13, and Sunday, October 16, at various venues in the complex.

Tickets range in price from $8-$30.

For further information, log on to www. brisbanepowerhouse.org

BRISBANE-based international artist Claire Marshall’s new work Video Set is to premiere at the Judith Wright Centre on October 13. Video Set was inspired by Claire’s days on set as a choreographer for film clips for the likes of Megan Washington, Powderfinger, John Butler Trio, The Sleepy Jackson, Kate MillerHeidke and Savage Garden. While setting out to capture the method and the mayhem of the music video industry, it exposes the grime beneath the glamour Underground films shown –NEW with aFARM mixture NASH of fact and fiction. Video THEATRE Inc. Presents Set, which is produced by Adam Tucker, THE kind of films that usually play at is a follow-up to her acclaimed Slowdive midnight, go straight to DVD or never which was about the disintegration of make it to Brisbane at all are to be the 90s club scene. Claire said she shown as part of the second Brisbane aimed to create an environment where Underground Film Festival at the her audience explored the action as it Brisbane Powerhouse in October. “A happened. “There’s a live feed capturing barrage of genre, arthouse, horror, the reality of the video shoot which unusual, controversial, so-bad-it’s-good, then is projected throughout the room, funny and really, really weird” films are challenging the notion that the camera on the bill, organisers say. The films

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(Clockwise) Denis Colin, Chander Sardjoe, Adam Simmons and Benjamin Moussay FOUR musicians from opposite corners of the world are to unite in Brisbane to perform in a French jazz concert titled La Société des Antipodes on Friday, October 21, from 7.30pm. French bass clarinettist Denis Colin, Australian saxophonist Adam Simmons, French keyboardist Benjamin Moussay and Dutch percussionist Chander Sardjoe are to come together to traverse jazz genres from funky tunes to atmospheric trance in the concert at

the Judith Wright Centre’s Performance Space. Tickets, which range in price from $32-$42, can be booked by telephoning 3872 9000 or online at www.judithwrightcentre.com

Horror story told on stage

THE New Farm Nash Theatre is to present Edgar Allan Poe’s classic horror story The Fall of the House of Usher in a three-week season to begin on October 22.

The Fall of the House of Usher, which has been adapted for the stage by Malcolm Brown and directed by Gilly Graham, has fascinated poets, dramatists, film-makers and composers for more than 100 years.

The story is set in an ancient, decaying mansion which is home to Roderick and his twin sister Madeline.

The plot evolves when Roderick invites Edgar, an old school friend, to stay with them and an increasingly horrific sequence of events is set in motion.

David Bentley plays Roderick, Maja Osterman is Madeline and Lee James Heather is Edgar.

The Fall of the House of Usher is to be performed at the Merthyr Uniting Church, 52 Merthyr Road, New Farm on October 22 and 27-29 and November 4 and 5 and 10-12 from 7.30pm with a 2pm matinee on November 6.

Tickets, which are $20 for adults, $15 concession and $12 for school students and members, can be booked by telephoning 3379 4775 or emailing nashtheatre4@bigpond.com

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Sat 22nd Oct @ 7.30pm Then Plays: Thurs 27th, Fri 28th, Sat 29th Oct Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Thurs 10th Merthyr Road Uniting Church Fri 11th & Sat 12th Nov @ 7.30pm Sunday Matinee 6th Nov 2pm 52 Merthyr Road, New@Farm TIX: $20/$15/$12

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Briefs no place for the bashful THE boy-lesque stars of Briefs are to return Brisbane next month after having performed to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The “all male, all vaudeville, all trash” show is to be presented at the Brisbane Powerhouse from Wednesday, November 30, to Saturday, December 3.

The circus-infused variety show is billed as not being for the not-so-faint-hearted with its “not-so-bashful” displays of flesh.

The cast includes Mark Winmill (the King of Burlesque), Natano Faanana (the Melbourne Fringe 2010 Circus Oz award winner), Davy Sampford and Mali de Goey (of award winning companies Tom Tom Club and Acrobat) and Lachy Shelley. The MC and creative producer is Fez Faanana.

“Audiences can expect a fun and raucous night of pure entertainment that breaks the rules, blurs the lines and appeals to people from all walks of our chaotic lives,” Fez said.

“Briefs pays homage to vaudeville, circus, dance, clowning and drag while inverting cultural correctness. We undress burlesque with satire and combine it with old-school entertainment,” he said.

Briefs first played in Brisbane in late 2008 and, along with the Edinburgh festival, has been seen at the Sydney Opera House, The Melbourne Arts Centre Famous Speigeltent, The Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe festivals, the Brisbane and Woodford folk festivals, the Judith Wright Centre and a commissioned work by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Briefs plays at the Powerhouse Theatre on WednesdaysFridays from 8.30pm and twice on Saturdays – 8.30pm and 10.30pm.

Tickets cost $39 each at tables or $32 in the stalls $32 or for groups of six of more at tables $35 each or six or more in the stalls $27.

For further information and to book tickets, telephone 3358 8600 or log on to brisbanepowerhouse.org

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Group puts human contact back into networking IN an age of electronic communication and virtual networking, a new trend is emerging - meeting people face-to-face... networking.

Humanise, a new networking business, recently moved into New Farm with a view to expanding on that trend.

For people who communicate with their local colleagues and business associates using email, social networking sites or VoIP services, Martin Rogers from Humanise has a message: step away from your computer – and go to lunch.

And people are listening.

It has been six months since business owners Martin Rogers and Phillip Grueff, from Penrith in Sydney, invited some friends to lunch. With 23 business owners/friends from the area attending, the idea developed hold a monthly lunch, and the response continues to be overwhelming.

The first Humanise lunch in the new location was held at the Waterloo Hotel, at Newstead, and president Hayley Albertson it was a success.

“The Humanise concept was all that Martin and Phil said that it would be,” Hayley said. “We had a group of like-minded business people enjoying a delicious meal and each other’s company. It was a fun afternoon and new friendships were created.”

Business is about shaking hands and saying hello One of the common messages that the Humanise team is receiving from its members is that although electronic communication has made business more efficient, it has also made it more impersonal can tend to isolate people.

People who attend Humanise lunches often have two important things in common: they have a local business and they want to connect – face-to-face – with other local business people.

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New Farm artist Emma Weis NEW Farm artist Emma Weis’ first solo exhibition is to be hung at The Artists Gallery at Teneriffe from October 8-29.

Emma said the exhibition included a range of her recent oil on canvas paintings including landscapes, urban scenes and still life.

The common thread in all the works was the play of colours on a variety of subjects.

“I love, love, love colour,” Emma said. “The way the warm light hits a cracked Tuscan wall, the soft pinks that form a rose, the colour of the ocean on a bright sunny day.”

Some of the works to be exhibited are online at www.emmaweis.com.au.

Emma studied for an Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts from New England Institute of TAFE at Tamworth before completing a degree in Fine Arts from Newcastle University in 2003.

She has since turned her attention to graphic design and teaching art while pursuing a career as a professional artist and has won numerous awards including the portrait award in the 2005 Courier-Mail Art Show.

She also has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and in 2003 her work was chosen to be part of a student exchange exhibition in the USA at the University of South Carolina ’s McMaster Gallery.

The Artists Gallery is in the London Offices, 2/30 Florence Street, Teneriffe

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Pink is synonymous with breast cancer awareness. October is Think Pink Awareness month.

Yellow for general cancer awareness and blue for prostate cancer.

Green highlights the lymphoma campaigns.

That leaves orange which promotes awareness of brain tumours and Sunday, October 30, is the date everyone is encouraged to wear as much of the colour as possible.

As part of the awareness promotion, more than 150 people wearing orange are expected to take part in the annual Brain Tumour Awareness Walk and Run in support of Brisbane-based charity, the Neuro Foundation.

Foundation spokesman Shelly Shaw said the 4km event – in its third year – is to begin at a spot between the CityCat terminal and the Powerhouse in New Farm Park and head out of the Park, around the Powerhouse, through some suburban streets and back.

Shelly said the event raised funds to support the Neuro-Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program. Each participant was being encouraged to raise at least $250.

People taking part in the walk are to include patients, staff and friends from the Wesley, St Andrew’s and Holy Spirit Northside hospitals as well as families and friends walking in memory of their loved ones. Corporate teams are also being encouraged to take part.

Shelly said a sausage sizzle would happen at the end of the walk, giving people a chance to refuel, re-energise and socialise.

Foundation ambassador Emily Schrapnel is to tell her story of survival

Annual Brain Tumour Awareness walk at the end of the walk as well as present a trophy to those who raised the most money.

The Neuro Foundation is a not-forprofit charity that relies on community participation and support to continue its work of research and post-operative care of patients.

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By Vanessa Fang RIVERLIFE Adventure Centre at Kangaroo Point is to host a masquerade party to support Pink Ribbon Month.

The soiree is one of many National Breast Cancer Foundation events happening around the nation during October to raise awareness and funds for research projects into the detection, prevention and cure of breast cancer.

The Tickled Pink Masquerade cocktail party is to be held at Riverlife on October 21.

It is part of the wider Global Illumination project, which is an initiative of Estee Lauder companies, where 200 buildings, monuments and landmarks around the world are drenched in pink light for the month.

NBCF committee member Danielle Fox, who lived and worked at Teneriffe for four years, said rallying support in the immediate community was important.

“I wanted to get Riverlife involved this year because, after the floods, it would be a nice tie in together,” Danielle said.

She said the masquerade had grown in popularity in recent years and hoped 400 people would attend this year.

Riverlife owner John Sharpe was part of the original NBCF committee that arranged for the iconic Brisbane landmark, the Story Bridge, to be part of the first Global Illumination in 2000.

The bridge again is to be lit up this year

and be joined by another landmark Brisbane River crossing, the Gateway Bridge. City Hall – and King George Square in general – also is to take on a definite pink hue.

John said anything that could be done to prevent such “an awful disease” was really important.

“The more symbols you can get lit pink around the city, the more chance someone will recognise (why) and think it’s time to have a checkup,” John said.

He said it took three months after the January Brisbane River floods had devastated the centre to get back to full operation.

“The third month, things started to turn around, everyone started coming back and supporting us and now it’s better than ever,” John said.

Other New Farm peninsula sponsors of the Riverlife party include Lollypotz, Libertine Perfumerie, Eves on the River and Nova 106.9, with breakfast host Dan Ansty sharing the Master of Ceremonies duties with Channel Seven presenter Liz Cantor.

Danielle said Pink Ribbon Month was a highly emotional time for the six committee members who had personal ties with breast cancer.

“My grandma has got breast cancer and I decided when she got her breast removed that I would make a difference,” Danielle said.

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Riverlife owner John Sharpe with NBCF committee member Danielle Fox She said that being on the committee Australian women, accounting for 27 allowed her to meet some “amazing percent of all diagnoses. Research people” with touching stories. shows 103 men are diagnosed with the For Liz Cantor, it will be her second disease each year, too. time hosting the event.

People unable to attend the “One of my best friends lost her masquerade or other Global mum to breast cancer. I had lived with Illumination events, are encouraged to her family through my university years buy and wear a pink ribbon or host a and she was just the most wonderful Pink Ribbon Breakfast. woman who was passionate about The Tickled Pink Masquerade the outdoors and was active every cocktail party is to be held at Riverlife weekend,” Liz said. “A year after my on October 21 from 7.30pm-11.30pm. friend’s mum passed away, I touched Tickets are $89. base with NBCF and it was really Riverlife is located in Brisbane’s wonderful to get involved.” heritage-listed Naval Stores on Lower With breast cancer affecting one River Terrace, Kangaroo Point. in nine women before the age of 85, To book or for further information, log it is the most common cancer among on to on www.globalillumination.org.au

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The Green is to be positioned near St Pauls Terrace on the main street of Showground Hill, which the overall project is to be known.

Lend Lease said Showground Hill was part of the most significant urban regeneration project in Brisbane since Expo 88 and South Bank. It is expected to take about 15 years to convert the 22ha site into “a new vibrant destination in which to live, work and play”.

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Third bedroom shortage as Brisbane develops BRISBANE is facing a shortage of larger, three-bedroom apartments designed for permanent residential living in the inner–city precinct, according to leading property market researcher, Resolution Research.

A report compiled by Resolution’s Diana Howes shows the vast majority of apartments set to be completed in the inner Brisbane area from now until June 2015 will offer studio, one and two-bedroom configurations, with just six per cent of product comprising three bedrooms.

Ms Howes said the trend towards building smaller apartments was relatively new and developers who were able to meet the needs of buyers looking for a more spacious abode were expected to benefit from this relatively untapped market.

Lee Paul, from Raine and Horne, said there indeed was an under supply of “three bedders” at New Farm.

“I receive inquiries from buyers on a regular basis who are seeking to purchase this type of property,” Ms Paul said.

“Although this is a niche market, there is certainly a demand from ‘empty nesters’ looking to relocate from the family home who wish to enjoy the benefits of the inner-city lifestyle and professional couples requiring that third bedroom/office

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She said most new developments comprised one and two–bedroom apartments to target the majority of buyers who were looking for that style of property and price range.

Ray White New Farm principal Haesley Cush said the first-home buyer grant generated interest from developers to 2-3 years ago with the inner-city three-bedroom market being the most active.

Mr Cush said his agency had seen activity in all areas of the market with interest having “always been there” in the three-bedroom market.

“Obviously prices have swayed with confidence,” he said.

Ms Howes said plans for future apartment development in the city had been shaped by that sentiment.

“As a result, few projects in the pipeline or under construction cater to those looking to either upgrade to a larger dwelling or downsize from a free standing home, whilst maintaining the low-maintenance lifestyle benefits associated with apartment living,” Ms Howes said.

Brendan Tutt, from Metro Properties (one of Brisbanes developers of inner-city complexes with several projects in Fortitude Valley under construction), said the demographic that dictated much of what the market wanted was

Generation X and Y and that was for one and two-bedroom configurations.

“If there was a desire for higherend stocks, then we’d build it,” Mr Tutt, Metro’s general sales manager, said.

Lee Paul said an exception to the rule had been the Mirvac developments at Teneriffe in the Cutters Landing precinct which comprised a large percentage of three-bedroom apartments.

Mirvac’s Queensland chief executive officer, Matthew Wallace, said Cutters Landing was purposely designed to capture that market with the apartments and homes generously proportioned.

Mr Wallace said that, when the second stage of Mirvac’s $1 billion Waterfront Newstead project, Park apartments, was opened in the next two years, it would supply much of the three-bedroom product in the central city area.

He said owner/occupier buyers who had the financial capacity to by now could capitalise on an opportunity that should deliver significant benefits into the future.

Ms Howes said developments that had a mix of well-priced product in a central city location would be best placed to perform well over the coming years.

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Lee Paul from Raine & Horne New Farm Newstead is to include 23 threebedroom apartments – along with a number of one and two-bedroom layouts. All are currently selling offthe-plan.

“One and two–bedroom apartments in Park start from $480,000 and $695,000 respectively, while three–bedroom apartments are available from $1.005 million” Mr Wallace said.

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KAnGARoo PoinT 104/1 Scott Street Scott Street is a sophisticated blend of casual living within a luxurious context and sets the benchmark for style, convenience and security in inner-city Brisbane. The building combines the scale of Queensland’s grand historic residences and their idyllic gardens with understated, sophisticated grandeur.

This is evident in the grand lobby and the interaction of inside and outside spaces.

Features include: • 432m2 • 3 Bedroom+ Study • 3 Bathroom + Powder room • Media Room with built-in 5.1 Surround Sound • 21m wide Tallowwood Timber deck to the river and City (116m2 in area) • Frameless Glass Balustrades • Switch Home Automation with remote access

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139 Merthyr Road, NEW FARM Picture yourself indulging family and guests in the many entertaining spaces of this three bedroom home plus study with backyard studio in the heart of New Farm’s shopping and dining precinct.

Located on a 506m2 block at 139 Merthyr Road between Brunswick and James Streets, this generously refurbished home boasts a private, fully fenced yard with beautiful gardens, tall trees and good separation from the street and neighbours.

The large 75m2 freestanding studio at the rear of the property includes a kitchen, art space, workshop and outdoor deck, perfect for family functions and parties or as a guest retreat or granny flat. Add a pool table and turn it into the man cave!

The first floor of the home features high ceilings and fully ducted air conditioning and insulation throughout, a refurbished bathroom and recently added kitchen with dishwasher and Meile appliances, as well as a rear verandah with BBQ space overlooking the backyard with servery to the kitchen.

The lower level offers 100m2 of fully enclosed, approximately 2m high storage space including a second toilet.

Sustainability declaration form available on request. Development approval is already in place to raise the home and redevelop to put the final polish on this hidden gem.

PROPERTY DETAILS

Type: Residential Category: House Features: Air conditioning, balcony, close to schools, close to shopping centre, dishwasher, entertaining area.

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By Louise Cheer

THREE of Teneriffe’s iconic wool store complexes have new resident managers with the Ansonia apartments under the same management team as the Saratoga apartments.

Ansonia, W4 and Dakota wool stores are being managed by Michael and Josie Bennett, Peter and Kee Higgs and Jon and Kate Miller respectively.

The Bennetts have managed Saratoga for many years but recently took the neighbouring Ansonia under their wing.

“Basically, the previous managers decided to retire so we took the opportunity to manage the two buildings because they are next to each other and share the same facilities,” Michael said.

“We have lived in Teneriffe in the wool store apartments since 2005 when we took over the management of Saratoga. It just made sense to take up management for Ansonia as well,” he said.

First-time resident manager Peter Higgs said he and his wife, Kee, had been looking for something they could work on together where they could use their individual skills “We looked into it and we found it was interesting and rewarding,”

Peter said. The Higgs have lived in the W4 complex since July.

“We’ve enjoyed the great location and the great building. Even in winter it’s been fantastic,” Peter said.

“It’s (the precinct) got good shops, good entertainment and good transport. Our cars have had little use since we’ve been here,” he said.

Dakota resident managers Jon and Kate Miller have lived in the complex since May, having moved from Norman Park with their young family.

Jon has lived in Teneriffe before and said it was a great place to live and raise his family.

“I wanted a change in lifestyle and this (management) provided an opportunity for me to spend more time with my girls,” Jon said.

He said a location beside the Brisbane River had attracted to him to the wool stores and that the complex reminded him of his homeland of England.

The Millers say the historical significance of the apartments is not lost on them.

Michael said it was easy to imagine what life would have been like in the wool stores as he was from the wheat and sheep region of New South Wales.

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Josie & Michael Bennett infront of Saratoga “The buildings have a fantastic warehouses have been transformed character due to the old style of and taken on a new life and them and conjures up in our minds vibrancy,” he said. the history of the buildings,” he said.

Peter said it had been great to see the changes the wool stores had undergone over the years.

“It’s interesting to see how the editor@newfarmvillagenews.com.au old commercial wool stores and

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Results alone tell the story. Matt and his team in the month of September have again set new industry benchmarks, achieving a phenomenal 8 successful New Farm transactions with $11,266,000 in unconditional sales in this month alone, and $37,680,000 in sales for the year. With dominating market presence, Matt’s formula for results is uncontested and unrivalled. When assessing performance it’s important to take a look at the facts. Results matter, and if results are what you need, engaging Matt is the safest and smartest option.

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